Thanks Mrs D. Yes I feel very ill indeed. I phoned GP today and she suggested it could be a virus that is doing the rounds but I'm quite certain it's not because it's gone on for too long. She said to come in and get my ESR/ sed rate done tomorrow and if it's high we will know I'm flaring or have infection - if low or normal then assume it's the Cymbalta. I'm meant to be going away for work on Wednesday and part of me just hopes I make it and then collapse when I get there so that the hospital in the place I'm going to run tests and check things out properly for me. That's how desperate I've become!

But I can hardly walk for pain so I don't think I'm being very realistic. Even getting to the doctors to get my blood test done tomorrow will be a major challenge unless I wake up feeling much improved.

Sorry to ramble on like this. Mat